What types of crime does the United Kingdom's Criminal Investigation Department investigate?

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The United Kingdom's Criminal Investigation Department, or CID, investigates crimes that, due to their seriousness or complexity, require specialist skills during investigation. These serious crimes include murder, assault and sexual offenses. CID also may assist in investigating less serious crimes such as theft.

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The Criminal Investigation Department contains various divisions focused on detecting and preventing crime on a large scale. For example, the National Crime Squad is devoted to fighting organized crime in the United Kingdom.

Other units of CID include the Immigration Crime Team, which fights illegal immigration and human smuggling, and the Drug Squad, which combats the illicit drug trade in the United Kingdom.